Windmill Decroos is a post mill that was built in 1905 by Kamiel Decroos. After destruction by a heavy storm in 1990, it was decided during the land consolidation of 1996 to rebuild the mill. The mill is not in its original place. The mill is now 8 meters high and has a flight of 8 meters. A couple of stones with a diameter of 1.10 meters rotates in the mill. Nice to take a break here and leave with a stroke of the mill back in the right direction.

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philke

May 3, 2023

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In the West Flemish polder region, about 20 polder farms used to have their own small windmill in their yard. Usually these were post mills from the end of the 19th or the beginning of the 20th century. Most of those windmills disappeared before the First World War and only one of them has really made it to our days: the windmill Decroos from Eggewaartskapelle.
This cute little grain mill runs during the summer months.

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Viviane

November 5, 2023

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The Molentje Decroos is a small windmill, located in the village of Eggewaardenkapelle at Palinghoekstraat 8, which belongs to the West Flemish municipality of Veurne. It is a windmill of …

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1. Molentje Decroos – Molentje DECROOS loop from Eggewaartskapelle

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2. Molenpad – Molentje Decroos loop from Avekapelle

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3. 't Knollehof – Zannekin Monument loop from Avekapelle

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1. Molentje Decroos – Molentje DECROOS loop from Eggewaartskapelle

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